{"campaigns":[{"candidatename":"Rhonda Hurd","chatgptsummary":"Rhonda Hurd's biography shows current service as Hancock County Assessor of Property, indicating familiarity with mass appraisal duties and departmental operations required for the role. The record contains no documented controversies or disciplinary actions. Bio does not indicate prior experience in personnel management or technology oversight of CAMA systems.","notes":null,"party":"","person":{"biography":"## Current office and 2026 campaign\nRhonda L. Hurd is the Assessor of Property for Hancock County, Tennessee, and appears on the August 6, 2026 county-general ballot for the office's unexpired term [1][2]. She is carried on the ballot as a non-partisan/independent candidate; a separate Republican Party nominee also appears for the seat.\n\n## Office history\nHurd serves as Hancock County's Assessor of Property, the office responsible for locating, listing, and appraising taxable property in the county. Her office is at the county courthouse, 1237 Main Street (P.O. Box 347), Sneedville [1]. Her office is referenced in Hancock County's FY2025 annual financial report [3].\n\n## Sources\n[1] [Assessor of Property - Hancock County, TN](https://www.hancockcountytn.com/local_public_service_directory/assessor_of_property.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[2] [Local Public Service Directory - Hancock County, TN](https://www.hancockcountytn.com/local_public_service_directory/index.php) - accessed 2026-07-23\n[3] [Hancock County, Tennessee Annual Financial Report, Year Ended June 30, 2025](https://comptroller.tn.gov/content/dam/cot/la/documents/county/2025/FY25HancockAFR.pdf) - accessed 2026-07-23","firstname":"Rhonda","lastname":"Hurd","middlename":null,"suffix":null,"token":"qxwxrBSPQt"},"token":"rhonda_hurd"},{"candidatename":"Republican Party Nominee","chatgptsummary":null,"notes":null,"party":"R","person":{"biography":null,"firstname":"Republican","lastname":"Nominee","middlename":"Party","suffix":null,"token":"0TozmuNCdx"},"token":"republican_party_nominee"}],"choices":null,"description":null,"district":null,"districtgroup":null,"districtgroupname":null,"districtname":null,"job_type":"assessor","o.office":null,"office":"assessor_of_property","officedescription":"The assessor identifies, lists, and appraises all taxable property in the county at fair market value, so property taxes are apportioned consistently. The office does not set tax rates \u2014 it determines the values the rates apply to \u2014 and defends those values on appeal.","officequalities":"- Personnel management of a department of appraisers, GIS analysts, and customer-service staff.\n- Real-estate appraisal and property-law expertise: mass-appraisal methods, the four-year reappraisal cycle, and comparable-sales analysis.\n- Technology and systems oversight: Computer-Assisted Mass Appraisal (CAMA) software and GIS platforms.\n- Integrity and impartiality: property valuation affects every taxpayer's bill, so even-handed decision-making is essential.\n- Public communication: explaining assessment methodology to homeowners, journalists, and the public bodies that hear appeals.","officeterm":4,"officetitle":"Assessor of Property","partisan":0,"pgr":"general","quantity":1,"referendum":null,"source":{"retrieved_at":"2026-07-21","title":"Hancock County, TN \u2014 August 6, 2026 Sample Ballot","url":"https://www.hancockcountytn.com/doc00834520260709094709.pdf"},"title":"Assessor Of Property"}